Rare Hawk From Peru Spotted in Deering Oaks in Portland

This Great Black Hawk native to Peru, not the Maine town, was seen Thursday hanging out in the trees at Deering Oaks Park. Lauren Sawyer of Laruen Sawyer Photography captured this beautiful photograph of the hawk which is far from home.

Lauren Sawyer Photography

Just how far from home? As the crow flies, or in this case the Great Black Hawk, Deering Oaks is 3792 miles away from Peru.